Re: Astrological symbols... decoded!

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

Yet more AAH implications to chew over:-

(1) The four characters at the centre of f57v (the ring diagram) could 
represent the four seasons? That might make for interesting cribs for the 
associated labels. :-)

(2) The picnic table(s) might well (visually) map to Libra (thanks Bernd 
for the suggestion).

(3) Single standalone characters within the text might be interpretable not 
as VMS characters but as raw astrological data. There may be horoscopes 
embedded within the VMS, which (in turn) may allow us to date the VMS! 
:-)   On f57v, the 3rd & 4th rings look suspicious in this regard... :-/

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....

PS: Luca Pacioli introduced his finger-reckoning system in 1493 or so, 
which swept across Italy. If the VMS author was as avid a cryptographer as 
I think, he wouldn't have been able to resist the temptation to insert 
numbers using the nymphs' fingers. :-)  As such, I date the VMS to before 
1493. :-)